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[[File: {{Infobox wagon|image = GWR_66_20150307.jpg |thumb|300px|right| caption = GWR Breakdown Tool Van 66]]|construc = GWR Swindon|status = Operational (Static use)|wagno = 66|othernos = DW 66<ref name=RHRWS>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref>|designed = |diagram = |lot = 864|wagtype = 4-w tool van|telcode = n/a|brakes = |built = 1921|years1 = 1976|events1 = Arrived on SVR|years2 = |events2 = |years3 = |events3 = |years4 = |events4 = |years5 = |events5 = |years6 = |events6 = }}Breakdown Tool Van 66 was built in 1921 and first allocated to Taunton. In service these 6-wheel Tool Vans carried a large selection of equipment and lifting tackle, and were paired with Riding/Dormitory Vans such as [[GWR 89 Riding/Dormitory Van | GWR89]]. They were vacuum-braked to permit fast running to the scene of accidents and breakdowns on the railway. <ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>
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66 was originally gas lit and when preserved, all the fittings apart from gas mantles and light shades were still intact.
66 arrived on the SVR in April 1976 from Ashchurch. It was owned by the [[The Erlestoke Manor Fund | Erlestoke Manor Fund]] until 1985, when it was put up for sale. It was then acquired by the [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund | GWR 813 Preservation Fund]], and initially put to use as a tool van by the P.Way Department<ref>SVR News 78</ref>.
GWR 66 is situated at [[Hampton Loade]] where it is used by The [[Barry Railway Carriage Trust]] as a sales vehicle<ref>GWR 813 Preservation Fund</ref>.
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